Kru Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
India651:11,801,006214,148
Cambodia471:329,5143,626
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kru (536) may also be a first name.

Kru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kru (Hindi: क्रु, Marathi: कृ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Kru is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kru are found; 33 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 33 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kru is also the 364,183rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 536 people.

Kru is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 61 percent live, Chimbu, where 21 percent live and Madang, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Cambodia, where 19 percent live.

Kru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kru surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Kru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.26% less than the national average, earning $33,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kruy866,587/
Krou866,272/
Krau86755/
Kruś86709/
Kruh86433/
Kruß86150/
Kruj8677/
Khru8669/
Kruľ8655/
Kreu8626/
Kruš8623/
Krui8616/
Kruź865/
Kruu863/
Krru862/
Kcru862/
Qkru861/
Krhu861/
Kruus751,022/
Kruip75308/
Kruys75263/
Kruid75263/
Kruut75187/
Krhut75177/
Kreuh75129/
Kruup75120/
Kruhs7557/
Krutå7557/
Krouz7554/
Krouh7543/
Kærup7533/
Kørup7533/
Kraux7522/
Kruha7518/
Krouß7518/
Kårud7517/
Kreuß7515/
Kreut7514/
Kruyd7514/
Krudt7513/
Kruzs7512/
Kruså7512/
Kruhe7511/
Kruiß758/
Krujh757/
Kreup755/
Gkrou755/
Krouy754/
Krupf753/
Krouj753/
Kruić753/
Krrus752/
Kroux752/
Krhuz752/
Khrui751/
Krauś751/
Kruht751/
Kruij751/
Ckrud750/
Kroutz671,541/
Kruijt67984/
Kreuch67783/
Cru67719/
Kruijs67358/
Krauts67243/
Kruisz67160/
Kraupp67129/
Khroud67107/
Kreush6794/
Kraush6787/
Krauhs6779/
Gkrous6774/
Kruydt6772/
Krautt6759/
Kruitz6755/
Kraust6750/
Krouss6748/
Kruyts6738/
Kruijd6737/
Kraucz6735/
Kreuss6730/
Kårhus6728/
Kreuth6727/
Krault6717/
Khraud6716/
Krudtå6715/
Krouhs6715/
Kruuts6712/
Kruiss6712/
Krausp6710/
Krauzs6710/
Kruist677/
Ckrauz675/
Khrouz674/
Kreuts674/
Kruhyi674/
Krouts673/
Kroupp673/
Kruich672/
Khruch672/
Kruush672/
Khrouy672/
Khreus672/
Krucht672/
Kåreus672/
Krraut671/
Qru671/
Krausd671/
Geekru671/
Krauds671/
Kærhus671/
Krauzt671/
Krauzė671/
Krauht671/
Kraujs671/
Kreupf671/
Kreupp671/
Krouha671/
Krouhe671/
Gkrouz671/
Kreusz671/
Khrouh671/
Kruith670/
Kroutt670/
Hkraus670/
Kruish670/

Kru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kru in the Marathi language
कृkr99.43
Kru in the Hindi language
क्रुkru83.33
करूkaru16.67

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kru
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